Wednesday, June 23, 2010

I'm not sure why longer days make me long for salads. And I'm not talking about plain Jane salads. We eat those year round. One of my all time favorite salads is chicken and apple salad. My brats won't touch it. It has stinky blue cheese. Sometimes I put candied walnuts on it. Topped with my home made Honey Dijon dressing. Add a nice Pinot Grigio and call me happy!

This is too easy. You could use leftover chicken. I am cooking up some chicken breast tenders with just salt and pepper. They cook up quickly and are perfect for slicing into chunks.Arrange salad on each plate. Cover with 2 TB of Blue Cheese, handful of walnuts, one quarter of the apple, some chicken.Squeeze lime over the apples.Top with the following dressing;Honey Dijon Vinaigrette1/3 cup Balsamic vinegar1/4 Vegetable oil2 TB honey1 TB Dijon1/2 tsp oreganoSalt and pepperTaste and make sure its perfect.